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Junior shortstop Christian Stokes hit her fourth home run of the season, a solo shot in the fifth inning, to break a scoreless tie and lead Kentucky (15-5) to a 2-0 victory against EKU in the Cats’ home opener.

Starter Meagan Prince held EKU hitless for the first three innings before running into a no-out jam in the fourth inning, allowing a double to Paige Murphy and a single to Sarah Fobbs, but she escaped with a groundout, a fielder’s-choice throw-out at home and a strikeout.